[leana]

i was wondering what opana was? it says oxymorphone, doesthat mean its oxycontin and morphine mixed together in 1 pill? if thats the case, how about hydromorphone? would that be hydrocodone and morphine mixed together? any experts here?

[Cats Meow]

No both are not combinations of the two drugs, but they are a derivative of morphine. The hydro word in hydromorphone comes from hydrogenated ketone. Oxymorphone is synthesized from morphine and oxycodone. Because they are derived or synthesized doesn't make it a combo, the actual chemistry involved is beyond me.

[cameronlanni]

Hydromorphone and Oxymorphone are completely different and unique from both each other and any other pain medication. Though they are both derivatives of Morphine, it is a completely different drug that will often work perfect for a patient where Morphine didn't work at all. So the "Morphone" part of the names means they are molecularly similar to morphine. The other part of the word (Hydro and Oxy) have nothing whatsoever to do with Oxycodone or Hydrocodone. Instead, these prefixes refer to the way the medication is synthesized. Both these medications are extremely powerful (around 6-10 times more potent than Morphine on a Milligram per Milligram bases) and are used most often in post-operation patients. Chronic Pain sufferers will sometimes be put on one of these medications in the form of a time-release pill, but generally only if all other options have been exhausted (OxyContin [OxyCodone], MSContin [Morphine], Duragesic [Fentanyl], and Dolophine [Methadone])

Hope that helps. Take care.